Category Archives: Daily Health News

Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio 12-27-11 Dec. 26–The Obama White House hardly delivered a surprise with its new limits on emissions of mercury and other toxic pollutants from the nation’s coal- and oil-burning power plants. The rules have been 20 years … Continue reading →

Annie Siebert Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 12-20-11 Dec. 19–As concerns grow over the use of bisphenol A, or BPA, in consumer products ranging from water bottles to food cans, it’s already being phased out of certain items. But that doesn’t mean the … Continue reading →

Nicola Menke, dpa Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa) 11-25-11 Berlin (dpa) – Vegetables are healthy foods bursting with vitamins, minerals and carbohydrates, and they should be on everyone’s plate every day. Each type of vegetable offers its own nutritive substances and people … Continue reading →

PRNewswire 12-07-11 CHARLESTON, S.C., Dec. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Age Management Physicians from Cenegenics Carolinas, a preventive health and age management medical facility, today released their top tips for staying healthy over the 2011 holiday season. Exercise Staying active during … Continue reading →

NewsRx.com 11-25-11 Feeding older mice a lower glycemic index (GI) diet consisting of slowly-digested carbohydrates delays the onset of age-related, sight-threatening retinal lesions, according to a new study from the Laboratory for Nutrition and Vision Research at the Jean Mayer … Continue reading →

Nicola Menke, dpa Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa) 11-25-11 Berlin (dpa) – Vegetables are healthy foods bursting with vitamins, minerals and carbohydrates, and they should be on everyone’s plate every day. Each type of vegetable offers its own nutritive substances and people … Continue reading →

United Press International 11-22-11 A failing sense of smell, either because of disease or through aging, can possibly be reversed, U.S. researchers say. Smell is unique among our senses, researcher Donald A. Wilson at New York University said. The olfactory … Continue reading →

Jordan Laio, www.networx.com Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News 11-17-11 Nov. 16–Imagine a plant food that is naturally rich in protein, an excellent source of dietary fiber and, according to Dr. Andrew Weil, has more omega-3 fatty acids than flax seeds. Just … Continue reading →

Chicago Tribune 10-17-11 Those of us lucky enough to grow old must contend with the miserable stereotypes of what it’s like: the frailty, the forgetfulness, the early bird specials. But in aging, as in many things, attitude can make all … Continue reading →

Karen Garloch The Charlotte Observer, N.C. 10-17-11 Joe and Teresa Graedon give lots of health care advice in their syndicated column, “The People’s Pharmacy,” and on their National Public Radio show by the same name. He’s a pharmacologist, and she’s … Continue reading →